diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
index 4e17a4be1d1..42107060be5 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbility.java
@@ -446,10 +446,9 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
     public boolean isAbility() { return true; }
     public boolean isActivatedAbility() { return false; }
 
-
     public boolean isPayingSpecial() {
         for (SpellAbility sa : getPayingManaAbilities()) {
-            if (sa.isImprovise() || sa.isConvoke() || sa.isDelve()) {
+            if (sa.isSpecialPayment()) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -461,6 +460,10 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility extends CardTraitBase implements ISpellAbilit
     public boolean isImprovise() { return false; }
     public boolean isDelve() { return false; }
 
+    public boolean isSpecialPayment() {
+        return isConvoke() || isImprovise() || isDelve();
+    }
+
     public final CardCollectionView getDelved() {
         return CardCollection.getView(delvedCards);
     }
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
index 0851929d3fd..abe9f82c651 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/spellability/SpellAbilityRestriction.java
@@ -474,6 +474,15 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
+            if (!sa.isSpecialPayment()) {
+                IndividualCostPaymentInstance i = game.costPaymentStack.peek();
+                if (i != null) {
+                    SpellAbility saPay = i.getPayment().getAbility();
+                    if (saPay.isPayingSpecial()) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         if (this.getsVarToCheck() != null) {
@@ -508,7 +517,7 @@ public class SpellAbilityRestriction extends SpellAbilityVariables {
      * @return a boolean.
      */
     public final boolean canPlay(final Card c, final SpellAbility sa) {
-        if (c.isPhasedOut() || c.isUsedToPay()) {
+        if (c.isPhasedOut()) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPayMana.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPayMana.java
index 9d5e2c5e638..3df9fd181d9 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPayMana.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/input/InputPayMana.java
@@ -172,40 +172,6 @@ public abstract class InputPayMana extends InputSyncronizedBase {
         return false;
     }
 
-    @Deprecated
-    public List<SpellAbility> getUsefulManaAbilities(Card card) {
-        List<SpellAbility> abilities = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        if (card.getController() != player) {
-            return abilities;
-        }
-
-        byte colorCanUse = 0;
-        for (final byte color : ManaAtom.MANATYPES) {
-            if (manaCost.isAnyPartPayableWith(color, player.getManaPool())) {
-                colorCanUse |= color;
-            }
-        }
-        if (manaCost.isAnyPartPayableWith((byte) ManaAtom.GENERIC, player.getManaPool())) {
-            colorCanUse |= ManaAtom.GENERIC;
-        }
-        if (colorCanUse == 0) { // no mana cost or something
-            return abilities;
-        }
-
-        final String typeRes = manaCost.getSourceRestriction();
-        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(typeRes) && !card.getType().hasStringType(typeRes)) {
-            return abilities;
-        }
-
-        for (SpellAbility ma : getAllManaAbilities(card)) {
-            ma.setActivatingPlayer(player);
-            if (ma.isManaAbilityFor(saPaidFor, colorCanUse))
-                abilities.add(ma);
-        }
-        return abilities;
-    }
-
     public void useManaFromPool(byte colorCode) {
         // find the matching mana in pool.
         if (player.getManaPool().tryPayCostWithColor(colorCode, saPaidFor, manaCost)) {
@@ -352,7 +318,7 @@ public abstract class InputPayMana extends InputSyncronizedBase {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 if (HumanPlay.playSpellAbility(getController(), chosen.getActivatingPlayer(), chosen)) {
-                    if (chosen.isConvoke() || chosen.isImprovise() || chosen.isDelve()) {
+                    if (chosen.isSpecialPayment()) {
                         saPaidFor.getPayingManaAbilities().add(chosen);
                         // bypass the mana from Ability part
                     } else if (chosen.getManaPart().meetsManaRestrictions(saPaidFor)) {